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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 22

who may claim to be interested in this matter shall be

treated as parties to these proceedings.

Dated at Gisborne, this 23rd day of December, 1896.

JAMES CARROLL,

WI PERE

(By their Solicitor and Agent,

W. L. REES).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,

Gisborne.

All the owners in the above block.

619

Application to the Validation Court under "The Native

Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893."

No. 97.

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,

GISBORNE.

In the application of the Honourable James Carroll and

Wiremu Pere, both of Gisborne, in the Provincial Dis-

trict of Auckland, for validation of interests claimed by

them in the Pariwhero Block, situate in the Native Land

Court District of Gisborne.

A. WE, James Carroll and Wiremu Pere, both of Gis-

borne, members of the House of Representatives

of New Zealand, apply under "The Native Land (Valida-

tion of Titles) Act, 1893," for the validation of a contract

made between the owners of the Pariwhero Block (which

said block of land is situate in the Native Land Court Dis-

trict of Gisborne, and contains 1,083 acres, more or less)

and the New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company

(Limited).

B. We desire to appear before the Validation Court on the

5th day of April, 1897, at the hour of half-past 10 o'clock in

the forenoon, or so soon thereafter as counsel can be heard

in that behalf.

C. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation

is a contract made on or about the 24th day of May, 1883,

between the owners of the Pariwhero Block and the New

Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) for

the transfer to the said company by the owners of the said

land of the said block of land, in trust for the Native owners

thereof, in accordance with the articles of association of the

said company. The said company, in accordance with the

said contract, expended large sums of money on behalf of

the said owners, and made advances to the said owners in

pursuance of the said contract in connection with the said

land.

D. The land which was intended to be alienated by the

above-mentioned contract was the block of land called or

known as the Pariwhero Block, above described, the original

title to which is a certificate of title under "The Native

Land Court Act, 1886," and amendments, bearing date the

24th day of July, 1894.

E. The estate in the said land which we seek to obtain

from the said Court is an estate in fee-simple.

F. The manner in which and the persons through whom

we came to be invested with the title to the said land which

we now hold are as follow:—

(1.) Contract as above set out between the Native

owners of the said Pariwhero Block and the

New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company

(Limited).

(2.) Memorandum of mortgage, dated the 3rd day of

July, 1888, by the said New Zealand Native

Land Settlement Company (Limited) to the Bank

of New Zealand.

(3.) Memorandum of transfer, dated the 5th day of

August, 1890, by the said Bank of New Zealand

to the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company

(Limited).

(4.) Memorandum of transfer, dated the 10th day of

July, 1891, by the Registrar of the Supreme Court

of New Zealand at Gisborne to the said Bank of

New Zealand Estates Company (Limited).

(5.) Memorandum of agreement, dated the 17th day of

February, 1892, between the Bank of New Zea-

land Estates Company (Limited) of the first part,

William Lee Rees, of Gisborne, solicitor, of the

second part, and ourselves (the applicants) of the

third part.

G. Our address for service in the Town of Gisborne is at

the office of Messrs. Rees and Day, solicitors, in Gladstone

Road.

H. We desire the estates and interests of the Native

owners of the said land, and the estates and interests of all

the several parties mentioned in paragraph F of this appli-

cation, through whom we claim, to be bound by the decrees

of this Court, and for that purpose require that copies of

this application be served on them or their representatives

according to the list herewith, and we desire that all others

who may claim to be interested in this matter shall be

treated as parties to these proceedings.

Dated at Gisborne, this 23rd day of December, 1896.

JAMES CARROLL,

WI PERE

(By their Solicitor and Agent,

W. L. REES).

To the Registrar of the Validation Court,

Gisborne.

All the owners in the above block.

620

Application to the Validation Court under "The Native

Land (Validation of Titles) Act, 1893."

No. 98.

IN THE VALIDATION COURT,

GISBORNE.

In the application of the Honourable James Carroll and

Wiremu Pere, both of Gisborne, in the Provincial District

of Auckland, for validation of interests claimed by them

in the Puhunga Block, situate in the Native Land Court

District of Gisborne.

A. WE, James Carroll and Wiremu Pere, both of Gis-

borne, members of the House of Representatives

of New Zealand, apply under "The Native Land (Validation

of Titles) Act, 1893," for the validation of a contract made

between the owners of the Puhunga Block (which said block

of land is situate in the Native Land Court District of

Gisborne, and contains 2,150 acres, more or less) and the

New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited).

B. We desire to appear before the Validation Court on the

5th day of April, 1897, at the hour of half-past 10 o'clock

in the forenoon, or so soon thereafter as counsel can be

heard in that behalf.

C. The nature of the transaction proposed for validation is

a contract made on or about the ____ day of

1883, between the owners of the Puhunga Block and the New

Zealand Native Land Settlement Company (Limited) for the

transfer to the said company by the owners of the said land

of the said block of land, in trust for the Native owners

thereof, in accordance with the articles of association of the

said company. The said company, in accordance with the

said contract, expended large sums of money on behalf of

the said owners, and made advances to the said owners in

pursuance of the said contract in connection with the said

land.

D. The land which was intended to be alienated by the

above-mentioned contract was the block of land called or

known as the Puhunga Block, above described, the original

title to which is a certificate of title under "The Native

Land Court Act, 1880," bearing date the 22nd day of

February, 1884.

E. The estate in the said land which we seek to obtain

from the said Court is an estate in fee-simple.

F. The manner in which and the persons through whom

we came to be invested with the title to the said land which

we now hold are as follow:—

(1.) Contract as above set out between the Native

owners of the said Puhunga Block and the

New Zealand Native Land Settlement Company

(Limited).

(2.) Memorandum of mortgage, dated the 3rd day of

July, 1888, by the said New Zealand Native Land

Settlement Company (Limited) to the Bank of

New Zealand.

(3.) Memorandum of transfer, dated the 5th day of

August, 1890, by the said Bank of New Zealand

to the Bank of New Zealand Estates Company

(Limited).

(4.) Memorandum of transfer, dated the 10th day of July,

1891, by the Registrar of the Supreme Court of

New Zealand at Gisborne to the said Bank of

New Zealand Estates Company (Limited).

(5.) Memorandum of agreement, dated the 17th day of

February, 1892, between the Bank of New Zea-

land Estates Company (Limited) of the first part,

William Lee Rees, of Gisborne, solicitor, of the

second part, and ourselves (the applicants) of the

third part.

G. Our address for service in the Town of Gisborne is at

the office of Messrs. Rees and Day, solicitors, in Gladstone

Road.

H. We desire the estates and interests of the Native owners

of the said land, and the estates and interests of all the

several parties mentioned in paragraph F of this application,

through whom we claim, to be bound by the decrees of this

Court, and for that purpose require that copies of this appli-

cation be served on them or their representatives according